Towards nationwide control of schistosomiasis in Yemen: A pilot project to expand treatment to the whole community

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 617-627

  Oshish, Abdullah ^a   AlKohlani, Abdulhakim ^a   Hamed, Alaa ^b   Kamel, Nehad ^b   AlSoofi, Ahmed ^c   Farouk, Hani ^c   Ben Ismail, Riadh ^c   Gabrielli, Albis Francesco ^c   Fenwick, Alan ^d   French, Michael D ^d  

^a Ministry of Public Health and Population   (Yemen)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mass drug administration; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Soil transmitted helminthiases; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG COST; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRAINING; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOIL; YEMEN;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERMES;

EID: 80054080059     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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